Movie inspires random acts of kindness

A Limerick initiative has been launched to “pay it forward”, inspired by the movie of the same name. The concept is simple: when someone does you a favour, instead of paying them back you pay it forward to another person. If people continue on paying it forward, a ripple effect is created with the possibilities for positive change infinite.

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